Williams stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Southwestern Randolph Cougars with a sharp 15-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Williams as they're now sitting on five straight.
Tate Jones made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Jones has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Williams got a big performance out of William Allen, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Vince Coker, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Williams is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Southwestern Randolph, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Williams will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Orange at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Orange: 2.7, Williams: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Southwestern Randolph, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Wheatmore at 7:00 p.m.
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